Senate roll call 130 · 76th Congress · Mar 7, 1940
To amend S. 3046, by providing the right of appeal to the courts after a man who had a hearing before the civil service commission had been cischarged.
On Mar 7, 1940, the Senate voted 48–36 (S 3046). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 36–28, Republicans 13–7, Others 1–1, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 35 members voted against their own party.
During the 76th Congress (1939–1940), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 48
- No
- 36
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Mar 7, 1940
By party
- Democrats36 yes · 28 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Republicans13 yes · 7 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL voted no
- John Elvis Miller D-AR voted no
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted no
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted no
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted no
- David Worth Clark D-ID voted no
- John Thomas R-ID voted no
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted no
- Alben William Barkley D-KY voted no
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY voted no
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted no
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA voted no
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted no
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted no
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted no
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted no
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted no
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted no
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted no
- Charles William Tobey R-NH voted no
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted no
- James Michael Mead D-NY voted no
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted no
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted no
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted no
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA voted no
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted no
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted no
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY voted no
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- James Michael Slattery D-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- John Thomas R-ID
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- George William Norris I-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- William Henry King D-UT
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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